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A few weeks, I gave a speech to an all-girls high school in Pasadena entitled Finding Your Voice. I had never addressed an audience of 350 girls before and I was nervous. So I did what I always do on a project: I outlined the speech; I wrote it out longform; and I rehearsed it for an audience of one: my dog. She gave me some good notes. Many people asked for the highlights of the speech I mentioned on my podcast Satellite Sisters, so here are my five key talking points for Finding Your Voice: Speak Up Start now … Read more…

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Lian Dolan is a writer and broadcaster. She is the creator and host of Satellite Sisters, the award-winning talk show she produces with her four real sisters. Satellite Sisters is the top-rated podcast for women online and their recent book, You're the Best: A Celebration of Friendship, is popular with book clubs and women's groups. She also created the popular podcast about modern motherhood, The Chaos Chronicles, developed by Nick at Nite for TV. Lian is the author of two best-selling novels, Helen of Pasadena and Elizabeth the First Wife, and a regular columnist for Pasadena Magazine. In addition, Lian has written for a variety of media, including television, radio, websites and print. Lian graduated from Pomona College in Claremont. She lives in Pasadena, California with her husband and two sons.